Cost-cutting move is a significant factor in prioritising investment in city centres
A BT executive has said the telecoms giant’s diversity targets are partly behind its decision to move jobs from rural offices to city centres.
Howard Watson, BT’s chief networks officer, told staff that boosting diversity and inclusion was a “significant factor” in prioritising investment in cities.
BT is cutting tens of thousands of jobs as part of a “transformation” cost-cutting plan, which includes shutting or shrinking offices.
It is removing roles in rural hubs such as Adastral Park in Martlesham, Suffolk, where it is cutting 1,100 jobs. However, it is offering staff the chance to move to a city location.